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The Internet offers a variety of videos that teachers can connect to curriculum topics. The medium engages children on another level -- promoting better attention and information retention. This Edutopia article offers information on tracking down appropriate videos from reputable Internet sources and covers how to manipulate video resources.

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The Internet offers a variety of videos that teachers can connect to curriculum topics. The medium engages children on another level -- promoting better attention and information retention. This Edutopia article offers information on tracking down appropriate videos from reputable Internet sources and covers how to manipulate video resources.

The organizers of a new Idaho charter school have sued the state after education officials banned the use of the Bible as part of the school's curriculum. The Nampa Classical Academy, represented by a religious advocacy group, says Idaho does not have the right to exclude the Bible as a curriculum source; the academy says educators also plan to use other religious texts in the classroom.

Thirteen Chicago schools will be investigated to see whether grades were changed after a survey found that as many as one-third of teachers felt pressured to change student grades. "It's unacceptable," Mayor Richard M. Daley said. "I don't care how much pressure you have. Don't do it."

A college education is the goal from day one for 76 kindergarten students at a new public charter school in Rhode Island. The students starting at Democracy Prep Blackstone Valley are told they are the class of 2026 -- the year they are on track to graduate from a four-year degree program. Academy planners are counting on innovations, such as additional teacher training, longer days and an extended school year, to help all students reach college.

The Internet offers a variety of videos that teachers can connect to curriculum topics. The medium engages children on another level -- promoting better attention and information retention. This Edutopia article offers information on tracking down appropriate videos from reputable Internet sources and covers how to manipulate video resources.